DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1697 - - 1166 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 922 - - 922 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2586 - - 2055 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 925 - - 1337 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 200 - - 128 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 145 - - 163 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - 12 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1205 - - 782 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1381 - - 1273 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 433 - - -80 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2153 - - 2135 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2450 - - 3320 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.0 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.6 - - 74.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1697 - - 1166 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 85 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 19 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98747 36 103 27 092 98747 91295 26 101 21 086 91295 85571 21 088 24 093 85571 80829 23 077 28 081 80829 76758 18 082 19 082 76758 73161 13 111 14 090 73161 69898 17 121 12 092 69898 66902 17 116 10 124 66902 64141 15 129 14 136 64141 61481 13 123 9 160 61481 58704 4 203 8 187 58704 55803 13 234 17 245 55803 53023 33 235 38 232 53023 50532 40 213 42 216 50532 48307 22 201 42 226 48307 46298 26 259 49 227 46298 44463 43 253 48 223 44463 42775 44 249 50 247 42775 41217 50 237 58 259 41217 39756 55 238 54 258 39756 38373 56 232 43 246 38373 37029 47 240 44 237 37029 35658 39 251 46 233 35658 34229 36 254 48 231 34229 32745 34 251 48 230 32745 31194 33 247 47 229 31194 29562 34 244 45 229 29562 27850 38 243 44 230 27850 26059 44 242 44 232 26059 24193 50 242 45 233 24193 22256 52 244 45 233 22256 20243 52 247 45 233 20243 18150 54 254 46 233 18150 16026 52 248 49 234 16026 13987 48 238 54 234 13987 12137 37 229 56 234 12137 10489 26 221 49 229 10489 9020 19 217 41 224 9020 7712 14 218 35 220 7712 6550 11 223 31 217 6550 5519 8 214 26 217 5519 4607 7 183 22 200 4607 3799 10 159 23 182 3799 3075 14*151 22 176 3075 2436 14*148 21*175 2436 1902 14 146 18*166 1902 1492 13 145 16 163 1492 1209 13 143 15 162 1209 1037 12 142 13 162 1037 939 10 140 10 161 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography